Victor Ciobanu
Moldova President’s Plan to Siphon National Bank Profits Criticised
Economic and political analysts in Moldova have criticised an initiative by President Igor Dodon and the government led by Ion Chicu to shift 50 per cent of the National Bank of Moldova's annual profits into the state budget, describing it as a populist move that will not benefit ordinary people in the country.
Wrestlers, the first Romanian athletes to compete in Baku 2015 European Games
Greco-Roman wrestler Virgil Munteanu (59 kg) was the first Romanian athlete to compete on Saturday morning in the 1st edition in Baku of the European Games.
In the first round, Munteanu defeated Hungarian Csongor Knipli, then moved on to defeat Turkish Fatih Ucuncu and lose the quarter-final to Moldova's Victor Ciobanu.